diff --git a/crates/languages/src/json.rs b/crates/languages/src/json.rs
index 442f0afff1738..74a249f915e4f 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/json.rs
+++ b/crates/languages/src/json.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use gpui::{AppContext, AsyncAppContext};
 use language::{LanguageRegistry, LanguageServerName, LspAdapter, LspAdapterDelegate};
 use lsp::LanguageServerBinary;
 use node_runtime::NodeRuntime;
+use project::ContextProviderWithTasks;
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use settings::{KeymapFile, SettingsJsonSchemaParams, SettingsStore};
 use smol::fs;
@@ -16,10 +17,30 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
 };
+use task::{TaskTemplate, TaskTemplates, VariableName};
 use util::{maybe, paths, ResultExt};
 
 const SERVER_PATH: &str = "node_modules/vscode-json-languageserver/bin/vscode-json-languageserver";
 
+pub(super) fn json_task_context() -> ContextProviderWithTasks {
+    ContextProviderWithTasks::new(TaskTemplates(vec![
+        TaskTemplate {
+            label: "package script $ZED_CUSTOM_script".to_owned(),
+            command: "npm run".to_owned(),
+            args: vec![VariableName::Custom("script".into()).template_value()],
+            tags: vec!["package-script".into()],
+            ..TaskTemplate::default()
+        },
+        TaskTemplate {
+            label: "composer script $ZED_CUSTOM_script".to_owned(),
+            command: "composer".to_owned(),
+            args: vec![VariableName::Custom("script".into()).template_value()],
+            tags: vec!["composer-script".into()],
+            ..TaskTemplate::default()
+        },
+    ]))
+}
+
 fn server_binary_arguments(server_path: &Path) -> Vec<OsString> {
     vec![server_path.into(), "--stdio".into()]
 }
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/json/tasks.json b/crates/languages/src/json/tasks.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 07bb0a9f0ada2..0000000000000
--- a/crates/languages/src/json/tasks.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "label": "package script $ZED_CUSTOM_script",
-    "command": "npm run",
-    "args": ["$ZED_CUSTOM_script"],
-    "tags": ["package-script"]
-  },
-  {
-    "label": "composer script $ZED_CUSTOM_script",
-    "command": "composer",
-    "args": ["$ZED_CUSTOM_script"],
-    "tags": ["composer-script"]
-  }
-]
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/lib.rs b/crates/languages/src/lib.rs
index ec7a0d38891ba..ae51e880ecc2c 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/languages/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::Context;
 use gpui::{AppContext, UpdateGlobal};
+use json::json_task_context;
 pub use language::*;
 use node_runtime::NodeRuntime;
 use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ pub fn init(
         vec![Arc::new(json::JsonLspAdapter::new(
             node_runtime.clone(),
             languages.clone(),
-        ))]
+        ))],
+        json_task_context()
     );
     language!("markdown");
     language!(